TV and radio presenter Yumi Stynes has applied for an AVO against her ex-husband, stating in a complaint to police that his alleged behavior has led her to fear for her safety.
Stynes announced her separation from her second husband, Martin Bendeler, after nine years of marriage in October last year.
the old channel [V] The presenter married Bendeler in 2012 and they share two children, a daughter Mercy and a son whose name has never been publicly revealed.
New South Wales Police applied to the Downing Center Local Court on Tuesday to issue an order restraining Bendeler’s alleged behaviour, with the court request including Stynes’s claim that he had caused her to fear for her safety.
TV and radio presenter Yumi Stynes has carried out an AVO against her ex-husband Martin Bendeler, claiming his alleged behavior has led her to fear for her safety (pictured is the couple)
A provisional AVO containing standard conditions was granted ahead of a court case on January 11 that will decide whether the AVO will be made permanent.
The former couple is understood to have been trying to become parents to their two children until Stynes, who co-hosts a radio show on KIIS FM, filed a complaint with police.
Under the conditions of the AVO, Bendeler may not stalk, assault or threaten Ms. Stynes nor willfully destroy property or harm animals belonging to her.
He has not been charged with doing any of these things and was not in court when the temporary order was approved Tuesday.
Stynes broke down in tears live on KIIS FM’s 3pm Pick-Up in late October 2021 when he shared heartbreaking details of the split.
The former couple (pictured) are understood to have been trying to raise their two children until Stynes, who co-hosts a radio show on KIIS FM, filed a complaint with police.
Stynes announced that she had separated from her second husband, Martin Bendeler, after nine years of marriage in October last year.
She said she had moved out of the marital home and into her own apartment, telling her co-hosts that it was overwhelming to be a single mom for the second time.
“I’m going through a separation right now and there are children involved and my ex is involved, so I don’t want to say anything to hurt these people,” she said.
‘I had to find an apartment, I had to move my things, all my garbage is in boxes and bags… I had to change my address, throw away the keys that no longer work…
It’s been a lot. I spent the weekend moving and I feel like I am now starting my new life as a single mom. Here I am again.’
“I’m going through a separation right now and there are children involved and my ex is involved, so I don’t want to say anything that hurts these people,” she said in October of last year.
Stynes told listeners late last year that she wasn’t ready to tell the full story of the split, but hopes she’ll keep processing her grief for another year.
Stynes said she wasn’t ready to tell the full story of the split, but hopes she’s still processing her grief for another year.
“I have hundreds and thousands of words to say, but I don’t think I’m ready yet,” she told listeners.
Breakups don’t end quickly. I’ll probably be in this process for another year… I’ll probably have ups and downs in the future.’
Stynes and Bendeler married in 2012, after she proposed to him on February 29, which as a leap day is traditionally the day women propose to men.
She was previously married to Ben Ely of the Australian rock band Regurgitator from 2000 to 2008. They share two grown children; Anouk and DeeDee.
Stynes and Bendeler (pictured) married in 2012, after she proposed to him on February 29, which as a leap day is traditionally the day women propose to men.
Stynes wrote an article for ABC in 2020 about staying friends with an ex based on your shared parenting experience with Ely.
He encouraged people to “take time to separate when it first happens, foster mutual respect, and redraw the boundaries of your relationship.”
“Breaking up ‘good’ is not something you think about when you’re in the throes of new love,” she wrote.
“And when it all falls apart, there’s no need to be friendly, unless you share something vital, like a business, friends, a creative project, or in our case, kids.”